Penang New Year Eve Roadblocks
The police will be setting up roadblocks at the Penang Bridge as well as the ferry terminal at Weld Quay in order to prevent the Mat Rempits (illegal motorcyclist racers) from entering the island and create havoc on New Year Eve.
A crowd of about 10,000 people is expected to converge to Gurney Drive. Various uniformed personnel and policemen will be stationed at strategic locations to ensure all will be well for the countdown to the New Year celebration.
Roads leading to Gurney Drive will be closed from 8pm onwards on Sunday. The Gurney Drive roundabout will be closed from 4pm onwards.
Massive crowds are expected to converge to Gurney Drive for the Penang Golden 2007 New Year Countdown. Thousands of balloons will be released into the night sky at the stroke of midnight. The public can donate RM3 per balloon at specially set up kiosks which the money collected will be donated to the flood victims in the country.
Various celebration activities will start from 5pm onward. So, get ready, have fun, say Goodbye to 2006 and a BIG HELLO to 2007.